| 单词 | lowland gorilla |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslowland gorilla lowland gorilla n. (originally) a gorilla of a lowland subspecies, Gorilla gorilla gorilla; (later, usually with distinguishing word) either of two lowland forms of gorilla, now regarded as subspecies of the western gorilla ( G. gorilla) and of the eastern gorilla ( G. beringei) respectively.Cf. eastern gorilla n. at eastern adj. and n. Compounds 2, western gorilla n. at western adj., n.2, and adv. Compounds 4. ΚΠ 1927 Genetic Psychol. Monogr. 4 23 From the lowland gorillas of West Africa it [sc. the mountain gorilla] differs importantly in many respects. 1962 New Scientist 4 Jan. 16/1 The mountain gorilla [was] subsequently named Gorilla gorilla beringei to distinguish it from the closely similar lowland gorilla of West Africa. 1982 G. H. R. von Koenigswald in L. E. M. de Boer Orang Utan i. 1 One species and three subspecies of gorillas are presently distinguished: Gorilla gorilla gorilla Western lowland gorilla, Gorilla gorilla beringei Eastern highland gorilla, Gorilla gorilla graueri Eastern lowland gorilla. 2007 Vanity Fair May 205/1 They are fed bush meat from the forest okapi (the exceedingly rare ‘forest giraffe’), elephant, and lowland gorilla. < as lemmas |
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